Monday, December 31, 2012

National Museum of Natural History - Fossil Mammal Hall

這是6月9日去Washington DC的遊記,那天下午去了National Museum of Natural History (國立自然歷史博物館)參觀,這篇是Fossil Mammals(哺乳類動物的化石)的文章。一進來這區就看到這個龐大的大象骨骼化石,大象的象牙好長喔。

另外一邊還有一隻比較小的大象骨骼化石。

這是比較小的大象骨骼化石的另外一面,這區的骨骼化石模型幾乎全都是絕種的哺乳類動物。

還有鹿的骨骼化石,這隻鹿的角真的是很驚人。

這還滿大隻的,是「Ground Sloth」(地懶),這個地懶的學名是「Eremotherium」,此種類的地懶已經絕種。

這隻的學名是「Paramylodon」(副磨齒獸),這是另一種較小型的地懶種類,不過這種類現今也已絕種。

這隻是「Sabertoothed Cat」(劍齒虎)的骨骼化石,這已經是絕種的生物了,英文是寫Cat,中文翻成虎,照骨骼體型來看,是比較偏像貓的大小。

這是多半生活在北美地區的「Giant Anteater」(大食蟻獸)骨骼化石,現在好像也看不到這麼大隻的食蟻獸了。

這看起來很像犰狳的「Glyptodon」(雕齒獸),現今也是絕種了。

這是「Early Pleistocene Horse」(早期古新世的馬)的骨骼化石。

這也是古新世時期的犀牛(Rhino)骨骼化石。

這是也是絕種的「Stegomastodon arizonae」(劍乳齒象)的骨骼化石,這隻象跟現今的大象比較起來,好像比較小隻。

這隻是「Moropus elatus」(石爪獸)的骨骼化石,這種已經絕種的動物類似於馬、犀牛或是貘,只是這類動物是用蹄走路,這種動物則擁有爪子。

這也是早期體型比較小的犀牛的一種,學名叫做「Monoceras cooki」。

這也是很像犀牛的早期動物,叫做「Titanothere」(雷獸),學名叫做「Brontotherium hatcheri」。

這也是犀牛的近親之一,學名叫做「Trigonias osborni」,相對於雷獸,不過這種犀牛的頭上並沒有角。

這是「The Eocene's Big Bird」(始新世的大鳥)的骨骼化石。

這隻也叫做「Titanothere」(雷獸),學名是「Palaeosyops paludosus」,體型較小,是雷獸的前身,又叫「古雷獸」。

這是始新世最巨大的哺乳類動物叫做「Uintatheres」(猶因他獸),他的頭上有長角也有尖齒,看起來威嚇性十足,不過他是草食類動物。

這是生活在Permian(二疊紀)的「Dimetrodon grandis」(異齒龍),最明顯的特徵就是背部的突起狀背帆,雖說是龍,這種龍跟恐龍並不同屬,還是屬於哺乳類動物。

Address:
National Museum of Natural History (NMNH)
10th Street and Constitution Avenue
NW, Washington, DC 20013

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2 comments:

  1. 哈!
    家裹的是2枚小女生
    對恐龍、大象等的化石較沒興趣XD

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  2. 這間博物館還有一個寶石區,對小女生應該比較有興趣吧。

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